Ben Landau-Taylor

@benlandautaylor

Investigating power, society, and industry.

San Francisco

benlandautaylor.com

Joined June 2018

Ben Landau-Taylor
@benlandautaylor
5h
This one is gonna be good. I'll explain why the magnates who push new breakthroughs forward tend to be so crazy, to the point where *Zuckerberg* stands out as one of the most normal AI CEOs.
The Students
@0xthestudents
Aug 18
Join us for the next Students lecture, @benlandautaylor on Where New Industries Come From, on August 28 in San Francisco. luma.com/njnmu3aj
Ben Landau-Taylor
@benlandautaylor
6h
Ten years ago I’d say "Any project to revive open inquiry has to give up on the universities and circumvent them entirely, they’re too far gone to be reformed" and people would look at me like I was crazy. These days people are just like "Ah yeah that makes sense."
Ben Landau-Taylor
@benlandautaylor
Aug 21
I'm enjoying the book so far. Much less about the various wars and treaties than I expected, much more about the internal reforms and administrative changes.
The Students
@0xthestudents
Aug 19
Join us for our first online book group, DOING THE READING, on Sunday August 30. @benlandautaylor will lead our online video discussion of Part I of "The Emergence of Modern Turkey". Join here: luma.com/f7floxqm
Ben Landau-Taylor
@benlandautaylor
Aug 21
The objection to data centers is 100% "I don’t like the Computer Man." It’s not water or jobs or electricity or the singularity or etc, which is why arguing about that stuff is like punching smoke. They don't like the Computer Man and this is the source of his power. That's it.
Ben Landau-Taylor
@benlandautaylor
Aug 20
I have to say, lately I'm feeling extremely vindicated about my article on academia's pervasive culture of covering for serial liars and turbofrauds after they're exposed.
Ben Landau-Taylor
@benlandautaylor
Aug 2, 2024
My new article is out. The problem isn't that academic scientists sometimes lie. The problem is that their peers don't care when they do. When scientists are caught making up fake data, universities sweep it under the rug. There are too many examples at the top. 1/